JOIN A PIONEERING CLIMATETECH ORGANISATION AT THE FOREFRONT OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, WHERE YOUR ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP WILL DIRECTLY SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.

Lorien are currently engaged with an exciting ClimateTech organisation who are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join them at a pivotal moment as they look to grow their Engineering team with this first hire.
Ideally you will be in and around Leeds or if further afield, you can travel into the office on the odd occasion for deployments and key updates for 3 days a week. Flexibility is given should they find the right person for this role.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Lead Software Engineer, you’ll be both architect and builder: designing distributed systems for real-time drone control, while also guiding a small, high-talent team. You’ll spend c70% of your time hands-on in code and c30% leading, making key architectural decisions, mentoring, and setting technical direction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the architecture of the software systems, from drone control to cloud data pipelines
• Build backend control systems in Go, with critical components in C++
• Design scalable cloud orchestration strategies (Railway, AWS, Kubernetes)
• Deliver advanced features including multi-drone (M:N) coordination, wind estimation, and real-time API integrations
• Lead and mentor a growing team of developers across multiple disciplines
• Drive technical standards, code quality, and test-driven development